Representative Ben Reifel is seated in an audience, the audience is applauding

Representative Ben Reifel is talking to a constituent

Representative Ben Reifel shakes hands with a man in front of Christopher Columbus' cabin aboard a replica of the ship the Santa Maria

Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel talks with officers aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel shakes hands with an officer aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier

Representative Ben Reifel addresses South Dakota Farmers Union bus trippers in the Veterans Affairs Committee Room in Washington, DC

Representative Ben Reifel and 1961 South Dakota Cherry Blossom Princess Patricia Lay from Aberdeen, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel and 1965 summer intern Mike Pieplow from Aberdeen, South Dakota on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel and 1967 intern, Donna Bluehorse, who was also Miss Rosebud, on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel and summer intern D'Ann Kyrk, an Augustana College student from Milbank, South Dakota, working in Reifel's office

Representative Ben Reifel and a constituent on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel and A.E. Crook of Frankfort, South Dakota, on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel talks with A.E. Crooks of Frankfort, South Dakota. Reifel is holding a bowl of sugar cubes

Representative Ben Reifel is with his wife, Alice Reifel, and Al Gustafson in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel is with his wife, Alice Reifel, and Al Gustafson in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel and Aldean Farrell, National 4-H delegate from Bullhead, South Dakota on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel discusses a book with Alice Kundert of Mound City, South Dakota in his Washington, D.C. office

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel at the Mackinac Demonstration

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel in the audience at the Mackinac demonstration

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with 1964 Science Talent Search scholarship winner Lee Snyder, from Huron, South Dakota. Snyder was awarded a $5000 scholarship

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with a family from Watertown, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with a young girl in Washington, D.C., the US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Bob Barker and his family in Washington, D.C. Barker's mother, Mathilda Valandra has her arm around Alice's shoulders, Barker's wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, is on the far right

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with constituents in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with constituents in Washington, D.C.

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with constituents on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with constituents on the steps of the US Capitol. Back row Ben Reifel, Sister Esther, Karl Mundt, Elsie Nelson, Mrs. Glen Hilland. Second row: Mrs. Niels Weber and daughter, Mrs. McGovern, Mrs. Mundt, Alice Reifel, Mrs. Pat Harvey. Front row: Niels Weber, Sister Elizabeth Ann

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with constituents on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with F. Colby, and Captain and Mrs. Charles Broz on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Florence and Paul Blair, their son, Larry, and grandson, Matt on the steps of the US Capitol. The Blair's are from Mobridge, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Georgia Rae Easter Delaney and friends on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Howard Wong and Lloyd Richardson, both of Aberdeen, South Dakota, on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Judi Sorenson, 1964 Cherry Blossom Princess, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sorenson on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Julianne Thomas and Mark Simmons from Pierre, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Lt. and Mrs. Roger Zebarth on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Miss Indian American and other on the steps of the US Capitol. Dick Hart, Mrs. Bryce Lay, Alice Reifel, Congressman James Battin (above Alice Reifel), Miss Indian American Willamette Youpee, Mrs. Dick Hart, Ben Reifel, and William Harrison

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schmitt from Aberdeen, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. L.H. (Lefty) Johnson of Estelline, South Dakota and Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. R.S. Brown of Rockville, Maryland on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. Wes Newfield and their son, Bob, on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. William Sonday from Aberdeen, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Sue and Lynn Phelps from San Diego, California on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with the Harold Van Beckern family from Wessington Springs, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with the Ken Vaughn family and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lay on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton and their son, Stuart on the steps of the US Capitol. Clayton is a US Attorney from Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with their granddaughters meet Mr. Quinn at the Sioux Falls, South Dakota Republican Headquarters

Representative Ben Reifel is shaking hands with Alma Larson, secretary state

Representative Ben Reifel and another man discussing the Oscar Howe exhibition in a gallery in the South Dakota Art Museum

Representative Ben Reifel and another man discussing the Oscar Howe exhibition in a gallery in the South Dakota Art Museum

Representative Ben Reifel and another man discussing the Oscar Howe exhibition in a gallery in the South Dakota Art Museum

Representative Ben Reifel and another man discussing the Oscar Howe exhibition in a gallery in the South Dakota Art Museum

Representative Ben Reifel and another man with President Lyndon B. Johnson, Vice President Hubert Humphrey is visible in the background on the left

Representative Ben Reifel and Arnold Carlson, Jr., a Naval Academy cadet from Miller, South Dakota, in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel is shaking hand with astronaut Gus Grissom, Betty Grissom stands to the right

Representative Ben Reifel is shaking hand with astronaut Gus Grissom, Betty Grissom, astronaut John W. Young and his wife, Barbara Young stand to the right

Representative Ben Reifel is shaking hand with astronaut Gus Grissom, Betty Grissom, astronaut John W. Young and his wife, Barbara Young stand to the right

Representative Ben Reifel and Bill Ferguson looking at a copy of the 1963 South Dakota State College Jack Rabbit yearbook

Representative Ben Reifel and Bob Barker of the television program Truth or Consequences in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and constituents standing on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and constituents standing on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and constituents standing on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Dick Chapman on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel (S.D.) and Don Clauson of Crescent City, California are wearing American Indian headdresses and holding a peace pipe

Representative Ben Reifel shows Don Clausen a Native American headdress and peace pipe. There is a mounted pheasant on the wall above their heads

Representative Ben Reifel and Donna Olson in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and Dr. Abraham Vereide at a 1968 prayer breakfast

Representative Ben Reifel and Harlan R. Olson of South Dakota State College in Brookings, South Dakota, are in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and Henry Quinn from Sioux Falls, South Dakota in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice Reifel are with a couple at an outdoor restaurant; there is a note typed on the back: With the Compliments of Congress G. Elliott Hagan First District of Georgia

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice Reifel with Senator Karl Mundt and another man at an event

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice Reifel with three woman on a boat en route to Hawaii

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice Reifel with Joe and Nellie Bottum, who were are of Reifel's campaign in 1962

Representative Ben Reifel eating a meal with Jim Conklin of Aberdeen, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel and John Stone, director of Cooperative Extension Service at South Dakota State College in Brookings, South Dakota, in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and Larry Bonrud from Pierre, South Dakota in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and Margaret Ferguson of the South Dakota Nurses Association in his Washington, D.C. office

Representative Ben Reifel and Mary Ruth Franzen, a delegate to Girls Nation from Britton, South Dakota, on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel and Mary Strand in Washington, D.C.. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Madsen from Aberdeen, South Dakota in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Wiest Schmacher from Herried, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol in 1964

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Johnson in Washington, D.C.

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boekelheide from Redfield, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. George Scully from Madison South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Andersh from Wagner, South Dakota in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moe from Alexandria, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. U.C. Edwards from Tyndall, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schmacher from Leola, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Knight from California on the steps of the US Capitol. Knight was a former classmate of Reifel

Representative Ben Reifel and N.D. Tiwari of India on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel and others sitting a table with a map of South Dakota and a copy of The Quiet Crisis, a book by Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall about the history of American conservation thought

Representative Ben Reifel and Peter Barnett of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel (S.D.) and Representative Ancher Nelson (Minn.) are wearing American Indian headdresses and holding a Washington Daily Globe newspaper

Representative Ben Reifel and Representative E.Y. Berry are with other legislators on the US Capitol steps. Written on the back: RtA (?) Legislation

Representative Ben Reifel and Representative E.Y. Berry discuss H.R. 12425

Representative Ben Reifel and Representative E.Y. Berry meet with South Dakota American Legion commanders Bill Lenker and Carle Lenker. The commanders are father and son

Representative Ben Reifel and Representative E.Y. Berry showing an American Indian headdress to two men in Reifel's Washington, D.C. office

Representative Ben Reifel, Don Schweiger, president of the Greater South Dakota Association, Harold Lovre, and Representative E.Y. Berry standing in front of a building

Representative Ben Reifel and Robert Webb from Aberdeen, South Dakota on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall

Representative Ben Reifel is sitting on a sofa with Selma Gifford, Assistant Commission of Indian Affairs in a Washington, D.C. office